Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,444, Isaac Godfrey, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Godfrey, Isaac
S 17444
Carded
CONTENTS

17.820
Connecticut
Isaac Godfrey of Fairfield in the State of Conn who was a Pri in the Conn commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col Bradley in the Conn Vols time for 12 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Sept 1833 and Rev. E. Swift Saugatuck Ct
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $ 100 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 4 - 20
$ 120
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. D. Willcox Clerk, Book 60 Vol. 3 Page 16

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield } p
On the 3 d day of August 1832. personally appeared before the court of Probate now in session at Weston in & for the District of Weston in said County, in open court, & being a court of record, Isaac Godfrey a resident of the Town of Weston in the District County & State aforesaid, aged about eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - namely: That about the first day of February 1776 he entered the service of the United States by enlisting in a company of Connecticut State Troops under Captain Solomon Root of Redding in said County, for the term of three months, William Newberry was the lieutenant of said Company - The Company he does not recollect; that he went to the City of New York with Captain Root & his company & there served out the full term of his said en- listment, he had no fighting to do in New York Town, while in New York an English man of war, appeared off against the fort, shelled her guns & it was not she would fire upon us, many of the men in the fort went upon the upper decks to fire her, but when she showed her guns, as though about to fire, they quickly jumped down - he had no written discharge - In March after his return home

He again enlisted into the service of the United States under Captain Elijah Abel of Fairfield in said County, in a company of Connecticut State troops, for the term of five twelve months, it was early in the spring of 1776 he would say in the month of April, William Hasley was the first Lieutenant and Mark Ledge was second Lieutenant, Phillip Moady was the Colonel of the regiment to which the last mentioned company in which he served, belonged; that the first of July 1776 he, with the company left Fairfield, sailed from Mill River, a harbor in said Fairfield, to New York and he well recollects as they were going through the sound, they had a report from New York & England what news, the answer from the report was, through a speaking trumpet was, that independence was declared four days ago - many on board did not know what it meant - The company joined the regiment in New York, a short time after they arrived in New York, the company & regiment to which he belonged were ordered to go over to the Jersey shore, we must have stationed on a point, he believes it was called Mergen Point about nine miles southerly from the City of New York. It was then thought that the enemy would attempt to land on that point, and said regiment was placed there to prevent it —

Instead of landing there, however, they landed on Long Island, on the night in a thunder storm; that he heard the cannon blow the light of the fire, when they landed. That he, with the regiment to which he belonged remained in the State of New Jersey, until his time was nearly out. That a few days before his time was out, he and about half a dozen men of the company were taken sick, & were told by the commanding officer they had best go home, Mr. Mottish had there for a long time been in possession of the city of New York & we were obliged to go up the North river to Kings Ferry to cross, there was a regiment of French troops he believes stationed at the Ferry where we passed over. That after he had crossed the Ferry, he went home, to his father, who paid for him about nine months. He did not get home until some days after the fifteen months for which he enlisted, had expired, & came home sick, & continued sick a considerable time after he got home. a part of the time dangerously so.
That in the fall of the year 1779 he again enlisted the service of the United States being drafted by selecting , in a company of Connecticut State troops for the term of two months, under Captain Ebenezer Dill of said Fairfield; that under Captain Dill he went to Bridgeport  fair Fairfield in said County & formed the full term of two months with said Dill, in guarding the coast - had no fighting to do under the

last mentioned service - That prior to his being drafted as last mentioned, and at the time; he was a soldier in the Connecticut State Militia under Captain Daniel Goadby in Western Division, & he was drafted out of that company, when he went to Bridgeport Fairfield as a soldier, That in the fall of the year 1781 - When being a soldier in said Goadby's company, he was again drafted for the term of three months into the service of the United States, & formed a company of Connecticut State Troops commanded by the aforesaid Daniel Goadby - That under this last mentioned draft he went to Berkshill in the State of New York to the fort at West Point, that he served out the full term of his draft & was then honorably and honorably discharged - The above four he served as aforesaid in the year of the revolution; That he was also a volunteer in Captain Goadby's company at the battle in Ridgefield & was within about two feet of General Wooster when he was shot, This was in the spring of 1777, General Wooster had ordered a retreat, the enemy at that moment were making an attempt to surround us, the Gen- eral was leading his men in retreat, in the rear, & was shot in the lower part of the back, or side was carried into an old school house & died in a few hours - That this declarant was in this town as a volunteer two or three days only - -

To the following questions propounded by the Court he gives the following answers, subscribed - V. S. -
Q. by the Court, When & in what year were you born?
Answer by Defendant - That he was born in Fairfield in said County November 27 th 1747, as he always understood & believes -
Q. by the Court - Have you any record of your age, & if so when is it -
Answer - That he has a record of his age in the hand writing of his Father, that he now has it in his possession at home, in his little -
Q. by the Court - When were you taken when called into service, when have you been since the revolution & where do you now live -
Answer - That when he was called into service he lived in that part of said Town of Fairfield which has since been set off into a town by the name of Weston, & has always since the revolution. lived in the same place -
Q. by the Court - How soon were you called into service
Answer - That he has stated the way, in the body of his declaration, he never served as a full length time -
Q. by the Court - State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops when you formed - such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect & the general composition of your force -
Answer - That he was in General Green's Brigade in his first months campaign in New York.

New Jersey, The other officers we cannot recollect any further than what we have mentioned -
Q. Did you ever receive a discharge -
A. No. I never received a written discharge - was discharged verbally & honorably - never re- -ceived a commission -
Q. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity & your leav- -ing of your former as a soldier of the revolution -
A. Jeremiah Rowland & Elizabeth Coley -
And the said George further says that he has no written documentary evidence; that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
Given to & subscribed in the day & year aforesaid
in open court - At Oliver C. Sanford Clerk
We Jeremiah Rowland & Elizabeth Coley both of the Town of Newton & the County of Fairfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Bridges who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & that we believe him to be over eighty years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion - that he has always maintained a good character for truth and veracity -
Given to & subscribed in the day & year aforesaid in open court -
At Oliver C. Sanford Clerk
Jeremiah Rowland Elizabeth Coley

No. 11100 Ct.
Isaac Godfrey Fairfield County Connecticut
2nd minute $1.00
E. Swift Saugatuck Connecticut

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Isaac Godfrey Fairfield County Connecticut
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Entered July 1776 - 2 - private Capt Need 84 years Fairfield County Traditional evidence certified credible   Entered April 1776 - 6 - " Capt Abbe, Col Bradly No Clergyman named two reasons given   Entered 1779 - 2 - " Capt Hill three witnesses, one certified credible   Drafted 1781 - 2 - " Capt Godfrey 2. not so certified - papers not properly attached  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
E. P. [Signature]
I believe these papers are now in the War Dept. E. P.

17 444 INVALID.
File No. 17444
Deas Godfrey
His Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 147
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5 I Madison Nash of the town of Newton in the County of Fairfield aged near nine eighty years, being duly sworn before say that in the year 1779 he was in the service of the United States, in a company of Connecticut State troops, under the command of Oliver Hill & stationed at Fairfield in said County - I was drafted & joined at Fairfield the term of two months, in guarding the coast. I well recollect that some lodging of said Newton was then furnished with me under said Hill for the same time that I joined, namely for two months - Some little circumstances in relation to said lodging are now fresh in my memory - We used to sing a great deal, we were at Hubbard's store at one time, and Pastor Eldon, the then Minister of Fairfield came to the store to hear lodging sing - said lodging commenced a song which did not much please Mr Eldon, not very short, & Mr Eldon immediately quit - On the morning we were dismissed, the Captain had promised to treat us, & he did, lodging felt pretty well & so we all did, he took off his hat stamped it in the snow & made a heart shape - When I was in New York lodging was in Jersey & I am not certain I saw him while I was there; but is I understood at the time, that

He was on the Jersey side in the army I have always understood that he was on a five months tour to Newark & New Jersey at the time New York was evacu- ated by the American Army, ever since that period, I have known him ever since we were boys - Jamaica to Fulford in the city & year of birth in New York - Thaddeus Thompson At Oliver C. Sanford Clerk
I am the brother of Walter in the County of Fairfield aged twenty eight years & nine months, being duly sworn upon Oath, that I have  he has been acquainted with Isaac Godfrey who has fulfilled Oaths to the foregoing declaration ever since I was a boy, that in the spring of 1776 said Isaac entered the service of the United States by enlisting for the term of five months in a company of Connecticut State Troops, commanded by Captain Eli- jah Abel, that is, it was so reported at the time, I do not know from my own personal knowledge, but I do know it was so reported at that time, & I do know that he went away from here in the spring & did not return till late in the fall, and I saw him in the service in the latter part of summer of that year, in New Jersey at what was then called New York Point - I was in the service at New York & I obtained permission, and a pass, from the aid of General Washington, to go & see him & I was gone three days, & then returned to my company Jamaica to Fulford in the city and year of birth in New York - Isaac Godfrey At Oliver C. Sanford Clerk

I David Gilbert of Bridgefield in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged seventy six years being first duly sworn accor- -ding to Law do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Isaac Godfrey of the Town of Le- -ton in the County and State aforesaid and was acquainted with him during the War of the Revolution and have personal Kno- -wledge, that said Godfrey enlisted into the service in the month of Decr 1776 and per- -formed duty for six months in Captain Heels company in Col Brantleys Regiment in the State service, said service was perform- -ed at New York, New Jersey, and also at Fort Lee and the English neighborhood both in New Jersey, and said Godfrey after ha- -ving served out the period of his enlist- -ment was honorably discharged and further say not.
(S) David Gilbert
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield } Bridgefield Aug 1 st 1832 Be it remembered that on the day and year above written personally appeared David Gil- -bert to me known to be the same David Gilbert who has signed the foregoing Deposition and also to me known as a man of truth and credibility and made oath that the facts

stated therein are true, This Deposition is taken in consequence of the inability of the Deponent to attend in court through sickness and bodily infirmity and the Deponent was cautioned to speak the truth
before me Jesse S. Bradley Justice of the Peace and Associate Judge of the County Court for Fairfield County
State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } ss. I Thomas Osborne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Jesse S. Bradley Esquire is now and was on the first day of August last, an associate Judge of said County Court and also a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County & in both said capacities duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions &c. I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Jesse S. Bradley Esq & verily believe that the official signature to the foregoing Certificate purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 4 th day of October A.D. 1832. Thomas B. Osborne Clerk said County Court

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jeremiah Rowland Esqr. & Eliphale Colley who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the Town of Weston and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Bradford Winton Judge of said Court
I Oliver C. Sanford Clerk of the said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Godfrey of Weston for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 3 rd day of August 1832.
M c Oliver C. Sanford. Clerk
I Oliver C. Sanford Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid hereby certify that I have long been acquainted with Thaddus Thorp & Jonathan Godfrey who have sworn to & subscribed to two certificates hereto annexed, that they appeared on the third day of August 1832 in open Court & made oath to the truth of the same, that they are credible persons & that their depositions are entitled to full credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Weston the 17 th day of June 1833.
M c Oliver C. Sanford Clerk

I Bradford Winton Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Western in Fairfield as within stated hereby certify a state as a reason for not having the certif- -icate of a Clugymann hereunto annexed is that the Clugys who were living in the War of the Revolution are all dead That the present Clugys are young & know nothing of what took place in the War & they decline signing supposing it to be nonsense they should have some personal knowledge of the facts which they are to certify to Bradford Winton Judge

Peru - Isaac Godfrey 14,103.
Papua
Carnarvon
Turnbull County